Western Canada Colonization Drive Targets Immigration Surge
Proposals to form a centralized Western Canada Colonization and Development Society aim to consolidate emigration efforts from Britain and the United States. Officials argue aggressive, unified campaigns will outpace provincial rivals and attract skilled farmers, quell wasteful advertising, and boost settlement across Saskatchewan and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caneda Colonization and Development Cvities
North Battleford
Old Country
United States
Western Canada
Great Britain
Boards of Trade
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Eastern Canada
Western
Canada
Ontario
England
Saskatchewan
Sasaktchewan
Old County
Australia
British Empire
New Zealand
South Africa
Absolute zero concept and particle motion
The article explains that absolute zero lies at 459 degrees below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. It notes that above this temperature particles continually vibrate with heat level, while at absolute zero all motion would stop and gases would liquefy or solidify.
Bradley potato from Spokane bees cross Brunswick and Million Dollar
Henry K Brad o of Spokane says a new potato variety named Bradley has been developed on his farm. It arises from a cross between Brunswick and Million Dollar varieties. He credits bees for the accidental origin as they transferred pollen between blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane County
Henry K. Brado
Spokane
International Irrigation Congress to Meet in Calgary
Calgary to host the 1914 Irrigation Congress with delegates from almost every state and foreign guests. Leaders including R W Young and Arthur Hooker organize the event to showcase modern irrigation methods and boost global production. Local chairs and government officials oversee decorations, entertainment, exhibits, finance, hotels, publicity, and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irrigation Congress
Wn International
Calgary
United States
Salt Lake City
Congress
R. W. Young
Arthur Hooker
Alberta
Kansas
John Fairweather
Frenso
Cal
Ss. H. Lea
Pierre
8.D
Richard F. Burgos
el Paso
Texas
Kurt Grunwald
International Board of Governors
Geo. A. Snow
Richard W. Young
J.S. Dennis
Douglas White
W. J. Tregillus
A. W. Pryce-Jones
Norman S. Rankin
T. P. Frose
R. J. Hutchings
Sedition Trials Link Movements Across Punjab Rajputana Bengal
Police connect seditionist movements in Punjab Rajputana and Bengal to a Delhi Arrah murder case. Jaipur school students allegedly killed a temple keeper and servant to fund sedition. Prosecution seeks to prove Jaipur Delhi ties and reveals plan for a two ring secret society with inner five and outer Punjab group and two departments including robbery funded treasury and bomb making.
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Punjab
Rajputana
Bengal
Arrah
Jaipur
Delhi
Islamia College
Lahore
Harwant Sahai
Hansant Sahai
Hanwant Sahai
Hanwant Saha
China
Persia
Turkey
England
King George Gifts to France and Windsor Treasures
The Dujardin bas-reliefs are praised by France while the bronze equestrian figure of Louis XV in Windsor Castle's Green Drawing Room remains a prized royal relic. Also noted are three Gouthére cabinets once bought for the Comte d'Artois and valued as high as $50,000 each if sold today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Dujardin
Louis XV
Windsor Castle
Girardon
Place Vendome
Paris
Windsor
Gouth
Comte d’Artois
George IV
Edmonton Population Rises Over Seventy Two Thousand
The census reports Edmonton now over 72,315 residents with daily additions. Last year the count was 67,243 and this year's figure will show an increase of about 5,000 to 5,100. The south side shows the largest percentage rise while the north side sees a decline.
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Edmonton
Live stock must be kept for soil fertility and yields
The article argues that crop rotation and legume growth aid soil but require returning manure and livestock productivity. It cites US Department of Agriculture figures showing Kansas corn yields fell after selling off grain and alfalfa, while Illinois, a stock state, shows higher yields and smaller losses, underscoring livestock’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Illinois
Pearl forged by coating fools pearl buyers
A renowned pearl merchant offered a $40 000 pearl bought for about $15 000 after a Hindu cleaner Varma used a secret process. Experts found the gem falsified, coated with tropeoline to enhance lustre, then returned to dull whiteness. The tribunal will decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varma
Warma
Jewellers’ Syndicate
Inventors Patent Recording Telephone For Offices
Carl J Gustafson of ten miles southwest of Aberdeen South Dakota patents an answering and recording telephone. The device combines telephone and phonograph to forward a preset message to callers when the office is vacant. Messages can be dictated over the line and reproduced on return. it runs on its own batteries and can record conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Gustafson
Aberdeen
S.D
City of All Glass by Paul Scheerbart Vision
The writer prophesies a future city of glass with iron furniture and rust proof framework. Homes heated by electricity feature triple glass porches and Tiffany style decorations. Glass garden houses allow living in sunshine by day and starlight at night.
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Paul Scheerbart
Herr Scheerbart
Germans to Study Earth Interior with Wireless Wave Apparatus
An expedition of German scientists will shortly travel to the United States and Canada to employ a remarkable wireless wave device for probing the earth internal structure and locating water and ore deposits. A comparable government‑backed effort is already active in German Southwest Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Africa
British Interests Plan Oil Refineries in Canada
British capitalists tied to Schell interests propose forming a Canadian refining company to build large oil refineries on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Plans include piping oil from distant fields and fortifying the stores for emergency naval fuel use, with cooperation from Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Schell Companies
California
Alberta
Ottawa
Lignite Briquettes From Germany Offer Possible Canadian Use
Europe reports Germany uses lignite or prow coal briquettes as an efficient near raw fuel. Beds near Berlin allow cheap extraction and briquette formation. Briquettes burn steadily with little smoke and complete combustion, suggesting low cost heat and reduced smoke in towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pennsylvania
Europe
Germany
Dispatch
Berlin
Roller Skates Improve Efficiency in Chicago Postal Service
A Chicago post office stored uniforms and requisites in basements with 1400 lockers across three hundred feet. To speed checking duties clerks were issued roller skates cutting work time to a quarter and reducing boot wear. Officials consider extending the program to other sorting and parcel departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Wireless tests at Gourock spell new signal era
Marconi experts demonstrate an apparatus to operate distant signals from Clyde Lighthouse Trust station at Gourock using a buoy off Rose Neath Patch and a Stevenson Moyes acetylene gun. The system aims to replace time fuses in blasting and to warn ships with fog signals, overcoming prior firing by wireless signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Clyde Lighthouse Trust
Gourock
Fort Matilda
Roseneath
Hauling the Grain Shows CNR Leads Western Carload Gains
The Canadian Northern Railway posts the largest rise in grain carloads between Sept 1 and May 30, 1913 14, increasing by 7 928 cars and hauling 29.6 percent of western grain.CPR also rises by 4 247 cars, GTP up 4 494, GN and Duluth down 3 126. Total grain cars reached 173 176 in 1914 versus 159 644 in 1912, a net 13 542 car increase 8.5 percent, with railways preparing for a sharp rise.
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Canadian Northern Railroad
C.N.R
C.P.R
Canadian
G.T.P
G.N R
Duluth
Quackery Around Radium Spurs British Science Guild Action
The British Science Guild investigates the public misuse of the word radium and its supposed cures. It notes radium’s origins with Mme Curie and X-ray connections, warns against quackery, and reports the medical committee seeks to curb misleading claims and protect proper medical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Science Guild
Garden Army to beautify Oakland streets next year
Oakland unveils plans by the Garden City soldier movement to transform the city. Forty three districts use school houses as units with improvement and women’s clubs supervising. Twenty thousand school children form garden soldiers, backed by parents teachers and numerous civic groups to create a lush, organized city landscape.
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Oakland
Garden City Soldier Movement
California
Muskrat Farms Considered in New Brunswick Expansion
One of New Brunswick's largest ranching firms plans a muskrat farm near Halizex this summer with about a hundred pairs to be installed and expected revenue. Fox raising also grows in the province as farmers start small ranches, keeping roses on their properties.
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New Brunswick
Halizex
Danish Small Holders Plan Boosts Farmers World Wide
The article chronicles Denmark's small holding program, detailing eligibility for applicants aged 25 to 50, four years farm work, and the need for one tenth of holding value. It notes holdings range from one hectare to 6500 crowns, with some 1901 1911 developments and state loans totaling over 25 million crowns alongside rising livestock on 5374 farms, and high cooperative membership in dairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Treasury
How Nectar Becomes Honey in the Bee Hive
The article explains how nectar from flowers becomes honey through digestion, evaporation, and bee gland secretions. It notes the nectar's water content, the role of the honey sac, and the bees’ wing-driven airflow to finish ripening the honey.
Investment mail from Johannesburg targets fox industry
A cable to the Royal Investment Exchange in Glohamiottetown PEI reports a large mail order for fox industry investment. The Exchange opened offices in Montreal and London. Millionaire financiers, including one seeking 100000 dollars, are negotiating for large sums and another inquiry from Europe cites 150000 to 200000 dollars.
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Johannesburg
Africa
Royal Investment Exchange
Glohamiottetown
Pei
Fox
P.E.I. Royal Investment Exchange
Montreal
London
England
Exchange
Europe
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E.I. Foxes
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